Schwarzenegger commuted the sentence of a murderer who was the son of a political ally.

[Renew Deal]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's last act as governor still follows the Terminator

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This was the "Terminator Genisys" premiere, and only one star mattered: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former governor of California shook hands, signed autographs and posed for selfies. It's the kind of personal attention Fred and Kathy Santos wish they could get from Schwarzenegger, who they say stole justice from their dead son.

"He plays a hero in the movies, yet in real life he's not a hero," Fred Santos said. "He's a dirty politician."

Minutes before ending his two terms as governor, Schwarzenegger issued his final act: Commuting the sentence of Esteban Nunez, the teen who pleaded guilty to stabbing to death the Santos' son, Luis, in 2008.

It's not that a governor issuing clemency was anything new. But neither the Santos family nor San Diego County prosecutors had any idea it was coming, let alone got a chance to plead their case. Instead, they were informed by a news release and a phone call from a reporter.
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He was the son of Fabian Nunez, California's most powerful Democrat and a political ally to the governor. So to many, such as San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Schwarzenegger's surprise commutation appeared as if Nunez was cashing in.

"I think it was political cronyism at its worst."
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/arnold-schwarzenegger-clemency/index.html

[lame54]

1. Blame the Californian voters...

California's biggest embarrassment was elected and then re-elected

Alaska has Palin
Minnesota has Bachmann
Texas has Cruz, Perry & Gohmert
California has Arnie

WTF?

[Octafish]

2. ENRON crimped the hose so California could deselect Gray Davis.

ENRON did gangbuster work for Kenny Boy's cronies, ja.